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On 5 January 2018, Lok Sabha passed High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2017. The Bill seeks to amend ______

A) High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1954   B) High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1964  
C) High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1975   D) High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1980  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1954  

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The Constituent Assembly adopted Indian national flag on

A) 22nd July 1947 B) 22nd August 1947
C) 22nd January 1948 D) 22nd October 1947
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 22nd August 1947

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Who is the Union Minister of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry as of February 2018?

A) Suresh Prabhu B) Sushma Swaraj
C) Anand Geete D) Uma Bharti
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Suresh Prabhu

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The term polyarchy was used by Robert Dahl to describe a form of government in which?

A) It reduces the multitudinous differences of opinion to relatively simple alternatives B) It takes individual as the basic unit of democratic model
C) People can participate through their representations D) People act both through the electoral system and the group process
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) People act both through the electoral system and the group process

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Which   one   of   the   following   statements relating  to  protection  against arrest  and detention  of  individuals  under  Article  22  is not correct?

A) No  person  who  is  arrested  shall  be detained   in   custody   without   being informed   of   the   grounds   for   such arrest. B) No  person  shall  be  denied  the  right  to consult,  and  be  defended  by,  a  legal practitioner of his/her choice.
C) Every   person   who   is   arrested   and detained  in  custody  shall  be  produced before  the  nearest  magistrate  within  a period of one week of suc D) The  right  to  protection  against  is  not available to a person in jail pursuant to a judicial order.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Every   person   who   is   arrested   and detained  in  custody  shall  be  produced before  the  nearest  magistrate  within  a period of one week of suc

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Every  person  who  is  arrested  and detained    in    custody    shall    be produced    before    the    nearest magistrate   within   a   period   of twenty-four  hours  of  such  arrest excluding  the  time  necessary  for the   journey   from   the   place   of arrest    to    the    court    of    the magistrate   and   no   such   person shall    be    detained    in    custody beyond the said period without the authority of a magistrate.

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Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth comes under which category of Fundamental Rights in Indian Constitution?

 

A) Right to Freedom B) Right to Constitutional Remedies
C) Right to Equality D) Right to Freedom of Religion
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Right to Equality

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Ram Nath Kovind, the Indian President as of February 2018, hails from which state?

A) Punjab B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Gujarat D) Rajasthan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Uttar Pradesh

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The Land Ports Authority of India works under which Union Ministry?

A) Ministry of Jal Shakti B) Ministry of External Affairs
C) Ministry of Ports Shipping and waterways D) Ministry of Home Affairs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ministry of Home Affairs

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